John Trengove (director)

John Trengove (born March 21, 1978)[1] is a South African film director, known for The Wound (2017)[2] and Manodrome (2023).[3]

John Trengove
John Trengrove at the Berlin Film Festival 2023
Born (1978-03-21) March 21, 1978
Johannesburg
NationalitySouth African
CitizenshipSouth African
Alma materNew York University's Tisch School of the Arts
Occupation
  • film director
Known forThe Wound

Early life

John Trengove was born in Johannesburg in 1978. Trengove is the son of South African advocate, Wim Trengove.[4] He attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.[5]

Career

In 2010 he directed the miniseries Hopeville, which was nominated for an international Emmy and received the prestigious Rose d'Or for drama. It was also released as a 92-minute feature film.[6]

His short film, The Goat, premiered at the Berlinale Film festival in 2014 and screened at over 40 film festivals worldwide.

In 2017, The Wound was releases, which is a controversial film which tracks a closeted relationship between two men in the context of the Xhosa initiation ritual. The film premiered at the Sundance film festival, and won best feature at Frameline, Sarasota, Valencia and Taipei Film Festivals.

In 2023, he directed Manodrome, which has been labeled as a serious movie that may not appeal to everyone.[7]

Trengove occasionally directs theatre, including the cult hit, The Epicene Butcher (and Other Stories for Consenting Adults).

Filmography

Feature films
Year(s) Title(s) Writer(s) Producer(s) Studio(s)
2010 Hopeville[8] John Tengrove & Roger Smith, Michelle Rowe Mariki Van Der Walt and Harriet Gavshon
2017 The Wound Malusi Bengu and Thando Mgqolozana Cait Pansegrouw and Elias Ribeiro
2023 Manodrome[9] John Trengove

TV

Controversies

TLVFest

Trengove was scheduled to speak at TLVFest in Tel Aviv in 2017. His film The Wound opened the festival program. Several days prior to opening he pulled out of the festival, cancelling his speech, citing his identification with the cultural boycott of Israel.[13] Despite Trengove's cancellation and request that the film not be shown, TLVFest proceeded with the film screening as planned. It was also reported, that Trengove cancelled his attendance while already being in Israel as a guest of TLVFest with his expenses already paid by organizers.[14]

References
  1. "Festival des 3 Continents | John Trengove", www.3continents.com, retrieved 27 May 2017
  2. "The Wound". Torino Film Lab. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  3. Debruge, Peter (18 February 2023). "'Manodrome' Review: Jesse Eisenberg Glowers His Way Through Reductive Look at Modern Masculinity". Variety. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  4. "SA director pulls out of Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival". Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  5. "John Trengove". urucumedia.com. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  6. Hopeville (2010) - IMDb, retrieved 14 September 2021
  7. Wise, Damon (18 February 2023). "Berlin Review: Jesse Eisenberg In John Trengrove's 'Manodrome'". Deadline. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  8. Hopeville (2010) - IMDb, retrieved 5 September 2021
  9. Manodrome - IMDb, retrieved 5 September 2021
  10. The Lab (TV Series 2006– ) - IMDb, retrieved 5 September 2021
  11. Bay of Plenty (TV Series 2007– ) - IMDb, retrieved 5 September 2021
  12. Shuga (TV Series 2009– ) - IMDb, retrieved 5 September 2021
  13. "Director of Opening Night Film in Tel Aviv LGBT Film Fest Boycotts Screening". haaretz.com. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  14. "Why queer filmmakers are boycotting Israel's LGBTQ film festival". gbtqnation.com. Retrieved 8 June 2017.


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